Using pilocarpine eye drops following Kahook Dual Blade (KDB) goniotomy surgery may improve clinical outcomes for patients with glaucoma and reduce the need for future medications, according to new research published by faculty ...
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A team of engineers, computer scientists and ophthalmologists at the University of California, Berkeley, working with a pair of colleagues at the University of Washington, has developed a technique for stimulating the retina ...
New studies in rats suggest the drug reserpine, approved in 1955 for high blood pressure, might treat the blinding disease retinitis pigmentosa. No therapy exists for this rare inherited disease, which starts affecting vision ...
Apr 15, 2025
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For the first time, the smallest control system of vision in mammals has been mapped—a discovery that opens entirely new insights into how our vision works and how it can be affected by disease.
Apr 15, 2025
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Bausch + Lomb has announced a voluntary recall of intraocular lenses on its enVista platform due to the potential for an acute postoperative inflammatory reaction.
Apr 10, 2025
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A new study on glaucoma, a leading cause of irreversible blindness, offers a fresh understanding of how the disease progresses and points the way toward new treatments. The study, published today in Matter, examined the behavior ...
Apr 8, 2025
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For patients with diabetes, semaglutide use is associated with an increased risk for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), according to a study published online March 27 in JAMA Ophthalmology.
Apr 8, 2025
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A new University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka study has found a link between our eye health and dementia.
Apr 8, 2025
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Scientists have for the first time looked deep into the protein structure that may determine our vision—and discovered that it is much more dynamic than previously thought. RBP3 not only changes its shape depending on its ...
Apr 4, 2025
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Earlier this year, news broke about doctors in London curing blindness in children with a rare genetic condition.
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